“Class action lawsuits, class-wide arbitrations, private attorney-general actions, requests for public injunctions, and any other proceeding or request for relief where someone acts in a representative capacity aren't allowed.”
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Prohibiting all forms of representative and collective relief means each user must pursue claims individually, which limits the practical ability to challenge widespread conduct.
The reader cannot join or bring any class action, class-wide arbitration, private attorney-general action, public injunction request, or any other representative proceeding against Microsoft.
How other platforms handle this
If you opt out of only the arbitration provisions, and not also the class action waiver, the class action waiver still applies. You may not opt out of only the class action waiver and not also the arbitration provisions.
Any arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") under the applicable rules then in effect for the AAA. If the AAA rules conflict in any way with these Terms, the Terms will govern.
the parties shall group the arbitration demands into batches of no more than 200...One arbitrator shall be appointed for each batch and shall resolve each batch as a single consolidated arbitration...
"Class action lawsuits, class-wide arbitrations, private attorney-general actions, requests for public injunctions, and any other proceeding or request for relief where someone acts in a representative capacity aren't allowed.Excerpt from Microsoft Copilot's Terms of Service
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Prohibiting all forms of representative and collective relief means each user must pursue claims individually, which limits the practical ability to challenge widespread conduct.
The reader cannot join or bring any class action, class-wide arbitration, private attorney-general action, public injunction request, or any other representative proceeding against Microsoft.
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